Top pick: #2 (MAGSAMELIA) (5-2) - Speedy filly has finished second in three straight starts, the latest coming here facing a bit tougher on July 18th. She has the rail, a bullet work at Belmont since that fine local effort, and is the top selection.
2nd pick: #1a (Sky Crew) (3-1) - She's part of an entry with #1 "Flapper Girl," and it looks like both will go. Daughter of "Sky Mesa" tired here when facing tougher sprinting on the grass July 24th. It was her first race in nine months and she's dropping in class and moving from turf to dirt.
3rd pick: #4 (Sun and Moon) (2-1) - Filly has finished second in four of six starts and has been freshened up since early April. One-run type is working sharply on the local training track and is a threat from off the pace.
4th pick: #3 (Vale Ridge) (5-1) - Un-raced since early May, filly has finished second in two of four, all on the grass going two-turns. She has a new trainer - Bob Reid Jr. (19% with new arrivals), and he drops her in class, switches her to the dirt, and shortens her up in distance. Both of her local works are a plus.